Good ideas sometimes take surprising turns. For years, experts at Empa had been working on an innovative valve control system for combustion engines with electro-hydraulically actuated valves, which ...

(Nanowerk News) Good ideas sometimes take surprising turns. For years, experts at Empa had been working on an innovative valve control system for combustion engines with electro-hydraulically actuated ...

Industrial waste heat is a hidden resource because, despite being produced in vast amounts, it is rarely put to good use. This could change, thanks to a new machine type created by Empa Scientists and ...

Xi3 Piston, the first device revealed when Valve admitted it was getting into hardware, is not a Steam Machine - because "if you can play it on a computer you should be able to play it on a Piston".

The Piston may not technically be one of Valve’s new Steam Machines, but the modular computer hardware will run Linux and support Steam (including its Big Picture Mode, an interface optimized for ...

No single type of air compressor or vacuum pump works best across the board. But wobblepiston pumps represent what is arguably the most versatile pressure and vacuum technology on the market today.

Schaeffler has patented a pivot cradle bearing for axial piston machines, featuring a bent cage segment that guides rolling bodies. The design includes a synchronization device with a pivoting lever ...

The surface area of the plunger and the degree of spring compression determine the amount of pressure necessary to actuate the switch. When pressure on the plunger exceeds that exerted by the spring, ...